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dynamically loading a dynamic library from the program
Jul 28, 2018
Michal Kozakiewicz
Jul 28, 2018
Adam D. Ruppe
Jul 28, 2018
Michal Kozakiewicz
July 28, 2018
I read this article: https://dlang.org/articles/dll-linux.html
However, I did not find the answer to my questions.
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Facts:
a. I have closed-source dynamic library (DLL) on Windows (e.g.: AutoItScript).
b. I do not know the language and compiler in which it was created.
c. I can get a list of symbols from it.
d. I have function definitions from this library.

Questions:
1. In this case, can I use this library in the D language program?
2. How to create initialization?
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Facts:
e. Subthread "Dynamically Loading a C++ DLL From a D Program", from the article above.
f. I have a dynamic library created in C not C++ on Windows.

Questions:
3. Is it possible to use it regardless of the compiler that created it (e.g.: MinGW, MSVC)?
July 28, 2018
On Saturday, 28 July 2018 at 22:30:38 UTC, Michal Kozakiewicz wrote:
> 1. In this case, can I use this library in the D language program?
> 2. How to create initialization?

You can load it exactly the same way you would from C. The article you linked is about writing a DLL in D itself, but using a DLL from D is nothing special. Same functions as in C. The compiler of the dll doesn't matter.
July 28, 2018
On Saturday, 28 July 2018 at 22:47:33 UTC, Adam D. Ruppe wrote:
> On Saturday, 28 July 2018 at 22:30:38 UTC, Michal Kozakiewicz wrote:
>> 1. In this case, can I use this library in the D language program?
>> 2. How to create initialization?
>
> You can load it exactly the same way you would from C. The article you linked is about writing a DLL in D itself, but using a DLL from D is nothing special. Same functions as in C. The compiler of the dll doesn't matter.

Thank you for your answer!